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(sat) As announced by the Federal Council, applications from workers in the EU / EFTA area and from third countries that have already been submitted must be processed first. Applications from EU / Efta people with a contract that was concluded before the crisis should also be examined. For Swiss citizens, as well as for EU / EFTA citizens, family reunification in Switzerland should also be possible again.
However, systematic border controls remain. According to the Federal Council, border crossings should only be opened at a later date and in consultation with associated national and foreign authorities. Shortly before, ten chambers of commerce in northwestern and eastern Switzerland, as well as southern Germany and Austria, issued a joint statement in favor of an immediate opening of the borders.
Circular letters to cantons in long-term seasons
The same call for the immediate opening of the borders in Lake Constance was already made on Tuesday by the Greens in the regions bordering Lake Constance. Its Lake Constance Euregion called on March 17, when the borders between the three countries closed with some exceptions, a “painful rupture”.
In addition, the Secretary of State for Migration, according to the Federal Council announcement on Friday, stated in a circular that the cantons could also confirm the employment of long-term employees who are employed by the same employer in seasonal jobs. And the cantons could process new reports for short-term employment, which could not be postponed in the sense of an “imperative economic interest.”
